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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






2. Where can you get more vitamin D?






3. What is RDA of protein?






4. Name six sources of grains






5. What type of people need extra protein?






6. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






7. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






8. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






9. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






10. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






11. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






12. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






13. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






14. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






15. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






16. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






17. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






18. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






19. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






20. How many calories/gram is protein?






21. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






22. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






23. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






24. What is normal BMI?






25. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






26. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






27. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






28. What is normal albumin levels?






29. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






30. What function is vitamin A?






31. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






32. The higher the BMR a client has --






33. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






34. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






35. What function is vitamin D?






36. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






37. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






38. What foods have high quality protein?






39. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






40. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






41. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






42. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






43. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






44. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






45. Fats can lead to some medical problems






46. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






47. Sources of fats






48. When does BMR increase?






49. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






50. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy